Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-02-10
INSULTED.
THAT'S THE WAY KENNEDY
TAKES 1T,
And He Lays Down the GaveI and
Relinquishes the Chair.
s ONE of the Causes Assigned for tn,
Rashness OF the Lieutenant
Governor in Deserving
the Senate.
Especial Dispatch 10 the Enquirer |

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 5.-More and
more is coming to light concerning the
strange flight of Lieutenant Governor
Kennedy from the Chair of the Senate.
Information coming to light to-day
shows that he considered that he has
not only been insulted by the Republi.
can Senators and officers of the Senate
but had also received a square slap in
the face from the Ohio House of Repre-
sentatives in the adoption of the re-
port of the Committee on rules. These
rules were diametricaly opposed to
Kennedy's stand last winter.
1t will be remembered that when the
resolution to bounce the Democratic
Senators from Hamilton County came
up, attention was called to the Senate
rules which provided that on such q
resolution the yeas and nays must
be called, and that it would require a
majority of all the members elected to
bounce. Though Speaker Entrekin
had already ruled this way in the House,
General Kennedy declared this rule
unconstitutional, and that the Hamil-
ton County Senators could not vote on
their own case.
Now comes the fun of it. There is q
species of jealously between Cowgirl!
and Kennedy. These two gentlemen,
together with Seth Brown, of Warren
County, and Clerk David Lanning,
were on the House Committee to adopt
new rules. What doyo suppose they
did? Why, just as if aiming a brick
directly at the blonded chin of King
Bob, they reported rules which he had
declared unconstitutional, and, in spite
of all the log-rolling and fuming he
could do, they were adopted. In fact,
no kick was made OH that portion OF
the rules at all.
The rules alluded to read:
Rule So. Upon the adoption of a
resolution involving the expenditure OF
money, or having the force and effect
of law, or which determines or involves
the right of a member to a seat in the
House, the yeas and nays shall be Ia.
ken and entered upon the journal.
Rule 81. No resolution involing the
expenditure of money, or having the
force and effect of law, or which derter-
mines or involves the right of a mem
ber to seat in the House, shall be
adopted unless a majority of all the
members elected to the House concur
therein.
General Kennedy said there was a
slur, a fling, an unmistakable and
studied insult in this, because there are
no contests to come before this House,
and the rules might just as will have
been left out, as the next House, if it
wants to change the rules to meet con-
test cases, can fix them to suit itself.
Taking.the insult form the Republi-
can House in connection with the in
suit from the Republican Senate, Gen
eral Kennedy made up his mind that,
jealous or his success, there was COM
bination to embarrass and humiliate
him, and with the parting injunction
that they could all go to HI, he left.
SOMETHING CoNFIRMATORY.
BELLEFONTAIN, o., Februry 5.-In-
vestigation here confirms the report
published in to-day's Enquirer relative
to the refusal of Lieutenant-Governor
Kennedy to act in the future as presid-
ing officer of the Senate. 1t is said here
that Kennedy also had words with Gov
ernor Foraker, and that the latter said
he would have put Kennedy out of his
office if he had not been Lieutenant
Governor. Senator Dow is quoted as
authority for the statement that Ken
nedy refuses to say any thing, but is re-
ported that he will not return to Co
lumbus again 10 serve in his present
capacity as President of the Senate.